The Reason You Should Watch The Oscars : Jennifer Lawrence

<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/26/jennifer-lawrence-oscars_n_4858512.html?utm_hp_ref=style&ir=Style">The Reason You Should Watch The Oscars : Jennifer Lawrence </a>: Oscar Sunday is upon us, and as movie lovers gear up for the epic award show, there's clearly one celebrity in particular everyone can't wait to see: Jennifer Lawrence. <br /><br /><br /><br />Not only is the 23-year-old an extraordinary actress, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/13/jennifer-lawrence-awesome_n_4427161.html">she's also completely entertaining</a> in her unusual yet <a href="http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/oscar-voter-reveals-brutally-honest-682957">endearing, quirky way</a>. Let's be honest, next to Ellen DeGeneres, she's the reason you all should tune into the way-too-long, at-times-boring (gasp!) Academy Awards presentation.<br /><br /><br /><br />And here's why:<br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>She'll definitely make a grand entrance.</strong><br /><br /><img alt="jlaw entrance" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1646794/thumbs/o-JLAW-ENTRANCE-570.jpg?1" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>And just might possibly be wearing a sheer/see-through/leggy Dior dress.</strong><br /><br /><img alt="jlaw sheer" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1646798/thumbs/o-JLAW-SHEER-570.jpg?1" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>JLaw might get spooked by other celebrities if they try to say hello.</strong><br /><br /><img alt="scared jlaw" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1646804/thumbs/o-SCARED-JLAW-570.jpg?1" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>Unless they just so happen to be pregnant Drew Barrymore. (Then she's all for the scare.)</strong><br /><br /><img alt="drew" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1646806/thumbs/o-DREW-570.jpg?6" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>She might freak out over TV spoilers on the red carpet. </strong><br /><br /><img alt="jlaw gifs" src="http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/damien.gif" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" width="570" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>Or simply explode when she sees fellow Best Supporting Actress nominee, Lupita Nyong'o.</strong><br /><br /><img alt="lupita" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1646814/thumbs/o-LUPITA-570.jpg?1" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>She'll most likely complain about how hungry she is. </strong><br /><br /><img alt="jlaw gifs" src="http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/jfood.gif" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" width="570" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="jlaw gifs" src="http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/jfries.gif" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" width="570" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>But if fries aren't available, she'll be happy to chug a glass of champagne in the meantime.</strong><br /><br /><img alt="jlaw gifs" src="http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/drink.gif" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" width="570" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>Then she'll take that liquid courage and photobomb some A-list celebrities throughout the night.</strong><br /><br /><img alt="jlaw gifs" src="http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/jsjp.gif" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" width="570" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="jlaw gifs" src="http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/jtaylor.gif" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" width="570" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>And make Jennifer Garner laugh ...</strong><br /><br /><img alt="jennifer garner" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1646783/thumbs/o-JENNIFER-GARNER-570.jpg?5" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>... Most likely by making THIS face.</strong><br /><br /><img alt="jlaw face" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1646819/thumbs/o-JLAW-FACE-570.jpg?2" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>She might trip up the stairs before accepting her award (if she wins).</strong><br /><br /><img alt="jlaw gifs" src="http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/jtrip.gif" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" width="570" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>Or have a mini wardrobe malfunction while taking to the stage. </strong><br /><br /><img alt="jlaw gifs" src="http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/dress.gif" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" width="570" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>But she'll gracefully recover in her speech.</strong><br /><br /><img alt="jlaw gifs" src="http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/jspeech.gif" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" width="570" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>Or just accidentally announce that she beat out the other nominees.</strong><br /><br /><img alt="jlaw gifs" src="http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/jmeryl.gif" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" width="570" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>Then she'll most likely do a little jig with her statue.</strong><br /><br /><img alt="jlaw gifs" src="http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/dance.gif" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" width="570" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>Before heading to the press room to make funny faces with the other winners ...</strong><br /><br /><img alt="jennifer lawrence" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1646790/thumbs/o-JENNIFER-LAWRENCE-570.jpg?2" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>... Whom she may block in a picture, by accident of course.</strong><br /><br /><img alt="jlaw amy" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1646825/thumbs/o-JLAW-AMY-570.jpg?1" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>And we're assuming she'll have another epic celebration with her family.</strong><br /><br /><img alt="jlaw gifs" src="http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/jfamily.gif" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" width="570" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>But all that happiness will fade away if she has another run-in with Jack Nicholson.</strong><br /><br /><img alt="jlaw gifs" src="http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/jenjack.gif" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" width="570" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>So, here's to JLaw pulling out all the stops on March 2.</strong><br /><br /><img alt="jlaw gifs" src="http://big.assets.huffingtonpost.com/jkiss.gif" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" width="570" /><br /><br /><div style="clear: both;"></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b><a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/photos/107130247487186913773/albums/5980647192915350865">JESUS CRISTO PHOTO GALLERY</a></b></li></ul></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"></div></div></div>

The Reason You Should Watch The Oscars : Jennifer Lawrence

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Khloe Kardashian Stuns In Shorts And Plunging Top On The Cover Of Cosmopolitan

<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/25/khloe-kardashian-cosmopolitan_n_4854535.html?utm_hp_ref=style&ir=Style">Khloe Kardashian Stuns In Shorts And Plunging Top On The Cover Of Cosmopolitan</a>: Khloe Kardashian is practically glowing on the <a href="http://www.cosmopolitan.com/celebrity/news/khloe-kardashian-april-2014">cover of Cosmopolitan's April 2014 issue</a>. <br /><br /><br /><br />The 29-year-old reality star poses in tiny shorts paired with a low-cut bodysuit, and opened up to the magazine about the past year, which has been difficult (to say the least). Kardashian <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/13/khloe-kardashian-files-divorce_n_4440521.html">filed for divorce from husband Lamar Odom in December 2013</a>, after spending months apart from the NBA star, who is reportedly battling drug addiction. <br /><br /><br /><br />News of their troubled relationship came as a surprise to many, despite the fact they <a href="http://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/khloe-kardashian-and-lamar-odom-get-married-2009279">married after dating for just three weeks back in 2009.</a> Even with the heartbreak of the last year, Kardashian said that she wouldn't change anything. "I don't have any regrets. I wouldn't change a thing. You learn as you go," she told the magazine. <br /><br /><br /><br />And despite having gone through so much this year, Kardashian says she's been holding strong and dealing with things in her own way: <br /><br /><br /><br />"I’m not a big 'cry on a shoulder' person. I’m very introverted when it comes to my own stuff. Everyone has issues, and I’m not someone who likes to burden people," she told Cosmopolitan. "I got into a car accident yesterday, and no one knew until hours later. I said, 'Oh, my back hurts.' If it had been Kim, she would have called everyone saying, 'Help! I’m stranded!' That’s just how I am. I hold things in. I don’t know why."<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.cosmopolitan.com/celebrity/news/khloe-kardashian-april-2014">For more with Khloe Kardashian, head over to Cosmopolitan or pick up an issue on sale at newsstands March 4.</a> <br /><br /><img alt="khloe kardashian cosmo" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1643517/thumbs/o-KHLOE-KARDASHIAN-COSMO-570.jpg" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="khloe kardashian cosmo" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1643509/thumbs/o-KHLOE-KARDASHIAN-COSMO-570.jpg" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="khloe kardashian cosmo" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1643541/thumbs/o-KHLOE-KARDASHIAN-COSMO-570.jpg" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" /><br /><br /><div style="clear: both;"></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b><a href="http://thefireboys.blogspot.com/">FASHION WEEK</a> - USA Fashion and Music News</b></li><li><b><a href="http://google-news-blogger.blogspot.com/">GOOGLE NEWS</a> - Google News Blogger</b></li><li><b><a href="http://palcomp3.com/nelioguerson/">PALCO MP3</a> - Download Music Legally Direct From Artist</b></li><li><b><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Nelio+Guerson+and+Carlos+Guerson">LAST FM</a> - Download Music Legally Direct From Artist</b></li><li><b><a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/105152587910220373689/">WOMEN COMMUNITY</a> - Women Communty Photography Videos Beauty</b></li><li><b><a href="http://music-video-photo-blog.blogspot.com/">DISNEY CHANNEL</a> - Photos and Music News</b></li><li><b><a href="http://justin-bieber-images-google-news.blogspot.com/">BABY JUSTIN BIEBER</a> - Google Images Google News</b></li><li><b><a href="http://lady-gaga-images-google-news.blogspot.com/">LADY GAGA</a>  - Google Images Google News</b></li><li><b><a href="http://nature-universe-photography.blogspot.com/">UNIVERSE PICTURES</a> - Google Images Nature Pictures</b></li><li><b><a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/105477357727783490766">VICTORIA´S SECRET COMMUNITY</a> - Victoria´s Secret Fashion Show Photos</b></li></ul></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"></div></div></div>

Khloe Kardashian Stuns In Shorts And Plunging Top On The Cover Of Cosmopolitan

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Kat Dennings Wows In Plunging Dress At The 'Late Show With David Letterman'

<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/26/kat-dennings-plunging-dress_n_4856744.html?utm_hp_ref=style&ir=Style">Kat Dennings Wows In Plunging Dress At The 'Late Show With David Letterman'</a>: Kat Dennings made quite the appearance in a dress with a plunging neckline at the "Late Show with David Letterman." <br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.justjared.com/2014/02/25/kat-dennings-bares-cleavage-for-2-broke-girls-promo-tour/">Dennings stunned in the dark, fitted frock</a> and red lipstick while at the Ed Sullivan Theater in New York City on Tuesday (Feb. 25). The 27-year-old actress is currently promoting Season 3 of "2 Broke Girls." <br /><br /><br /><br />While chatting with Letterman, <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myldGLvNoVw&list=UUVUx0VcNxnHx7ZjuZK5Sthw&feature=c4-overview">Dennings explained</a> how that show apparently helped her get some immediate treatment in an emergency room after she cut her hand with a butcher knife. <br /><br /><br /><br />"My mom goes up to the lady and goes, 'Um, I don't know if you watch television, [but] my daughter has a very bad flesh wound and she's on a show on CBS,'" she said. "And the lady actually knew it and she took me in. But isn't it messed up ... that I, because I'm on a show, got to go before everybody else? It's messed up." <br /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="kat dennings" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1645359/thumbs/o-KAT-DENNINGS-570.jpg" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="kat dennings" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1645357/thumbs/o-KAT-DENNINGS-570.jpg" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="kat dennings" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1645345/thumbs/o-KAT-DENNINGS-570.jpg" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" /><br /><br /><div style="clear: both;"></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b><a href="http://thefireboys.blogspot.com/">FASHION WEEK</a> - USA Fashion and Music News</b></li><li><b><a href="http://google-news-blogger.blogspot.com/">GOOGLE NEWS</a> - Google News Blogger</b></li><li><b><a href="http://palcomp3.com/nelioguerson/">PALCO MP3</a> - Download Music Legally Direct From Artist</b></li><li><b><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Nelio+Guerson+and+Carlos+Guerson">LAST FM</a> - Download Music Legally Direct From Artist</b></li><li><b><a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/105152587910220373689/">WOMEN COMMUNITY</a> - Women Communty Photography Videos Beauty</b></li><li><b><a href="http://music-video-photo-blog.blogspot.com/">DISNEY CHANNEL</a> - Photos and Music News</b></li><li><b><a href="http://justin-bieber-images-google-news.blogspot.com/">BABY JUSTIN BIEBER</a> - Google Images Google News</b></li><li><b><a href="http://lady-gaga-images-google-news.blogspot.com/">LADY GAGA</a>  - Google Images Google News</b></li><li><b><a href="http://nature-universe-photography.blogspot.com/">UNIVERSE PICTURES</a> - Google Images Nature Pictures</b></li><li><b><a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/105477357727783490766">VICTORIA´S SECRET COMMUNITY</a> - Victoria´s Secret Fashion Show Photos</b></li></ul></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"></div></div></div>

Kat Dennings Wows In Plunging Dress At The 'Late Show With David Letterman'

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Pippa Middleton FINALLY Addresses Her Hip-Hugging Royal Wedding Dress

<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/25/pippa-middleton-royal-wedding-dress_n_4855879.html?utm_hp_ref=style&ir=Style">Pippa Middleton FINALLY Addresses Her Hip-Hugging Royal Wedding Dress</a>: Of course, we all remember the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/04/29/royal-wedding-gifs-anniversary_n_3177860.html?utm_hp_ref=royal-wedding">Royal Wedding</a> -- while <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/24/kate-middleton-jewels-queen-elizabeth_n_4846079.html">Kate Middleton</a> became the Duchess of our dreams, there was another Middleton girl that got the world's attention. <br /><br /><br /><br />Yes, <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/11/21/pippa-middleton-sugarplum-ball_n_4315794.html">Pippa Middleton</a> was in the spotlight for wearing a Steve McQueen bridesmaid gown that hugged her in all the right places, making her bum <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/04/17/pippa-middleton-butt_n_1432403.html">one of the most famous derrières of 2011</a>, if not the winner. <br /><br /><br /><br />After years of waiting, <a href="http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/pippa-middleton-royal-wedding-dress-3183126">The Mirror reports</a> that Pippa finally addressed the hoopla surrounding the dress. "As I have found out, recognition has its upside, its downside and -- you may say -- its backside," she said. And we'd like to commend her for that fabulous play on words. <br /><br /><br /><br />The younger Middleton also admitted, "In ­retrospect, it fitted a little too well." So now we can all finally let out that breath we've been holding for much too long. <br /><br /><br /><br />Relive the moment that defined Pippa Middleton's butt. <br /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="pippa middleton bridesmaid" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1108640/thumbs/o-PIPPA-MIDDLETON-BRIDESMAID-570.jpg" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="pippa middleton bridesmaid" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1108648/thumbs/o-PIPPA-MIDDLETON-BRIDESMAID-570.jpg" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="pippa middleton bridesmaid" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1108661/thumbs/o-PIPPA-MIDDLETON-BRIDESMAID-570.jpg" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" /><br /><br /><div style="clear: both;"></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b><a href="http://thefireboys.blogspot.com/">FASHION WEEK</a> - USA Fashion and Music News</b></li><li><b><a href="http://google-news-blogger.blogspot.com/">GOOGLE NEWS</a> - Google News Blogger</b></li><li><b><a href="http://palcomp3.com/nelioguerson/">PALCO MP3</a> - Download Music Legally Direct From Artist</b></li><li><b><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Nelio+Guerson+and+Carlos+Guerson">LAST FM</a> - Download Music Legally Direct From Artist</b></li><li><b><a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/105152587910220373689/">WOMEN COMMUNITY</a> - Women Communty Photography Videos Beauty</b></li><li><b><a href="http://music-video-photo-blog.blogspot.com/">DISNEY CHANNEL</a> - Photos and Music News</b></li><li><b><a href="http://justin-bieber-images-google-news.blogspot.com/">BABY JUSTIN BIEBER</a> - Google Images Google News</b></li><li><b><a href="http://lady-gaga-images-google-news.blogspot.com/">LADY GAGA</a>  - Google Images Google News</b></li><li><b><a href="http://nature-universe-photography.blogspot.com/">UNIVERSE PICTURES</a> - Google Images Nature Pictures</b></li><li><b><a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/105477357727783490766">VICTORIA´S SECRET COMMUNITY</a> - Victoria´s Secret Fashion Show Photos</b></li></ul></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"></div></div></div>

Pippa Middleton FINALLY Addresses Her Hip-Hugging Royal Wedding Dress

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7 Insane Weight-Loss Methods From The Past

<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/26/insane-ways-women-tried-lose-weight-vintage_n_4848140.html?utm_hp_ref=style&ir=Style">7 Insane Weight-Loss Methods From The Past</a>: Ever since female beauty -- and worth -- became <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/05/perfect-body-change-beauty-ideals_n_4733378.html">equated with thinness</a>, women have tried some truly unbelievable ways to lose weight. <br /><br /><br /><br />In recent months, Jessica Alba <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/23/jessica-alba-body-image_n_3976228.html">wore a corset</a> for three months straight after childbirth to regain her shape, and a Beverly Hills surgeon claimed that patients are paying him $2,000 to sew postage-stamp sized <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/08/tongue-patch-diet-hard-to-swallow_n_3404989.html">squares of mesh onto their tongues</a> in order to force them onto a liquid-only diet. <br /><br /><br /><br />Unfortunately, as horrifying and bizarre as these stories sound now, they're hardly isolated incidents. And while we'd like to think that women's relationships with food -- or at least the marketing surrounding some parts of the diet industry -- have gotten slightly more sane in the last few years, back in the day, people tried some seriously wacky things to augment their bodies. <br /><br /><br /><br />Here are seven unbelievable ways women tried to lose weight in the past, guaranteed to make you want nothing but a healthy relationship with your figure: <br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>1. The "Spot Reducer"</strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="spot reducer" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1641693/thumbs/r-SPOT-REDUCER-large570.jpg" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" /><br /><br /><br /><br />According to an ad placed in the Oct. 1, 1950 issue of <a href="http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1368&dat=19501001&id=fqgkAAAAIBAJ&sjid=6w0EAAAAIBAJ&pg=3671,2566340">The Milwaukee Sentinel</a>, "thousands" have lost weight by using the gadget, "handsomely made of lightweight aluminium and rubber," to "break down fatty tissues." <br /><br /><br /><br />We suspect the "Spot Reducer" doubled as a rather scary vibrator.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>2. Wonder Sauna Hot Pants</strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="wonder sauna hot pants" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1644362/thumbs/o-WONDER-SAUNA-HOT-PANTS-570.jpg?6" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" /><br /><br /><br /><br />The premise behind these terrifying garments is that they force you to sweat, thus ridding you of water weight and reducing unwanted inches around your hips and thighs. A similar product was advertised in the 1972 <a href="http://christmascatalogs.blogspot.co.uk/2012/09/stretch-lounger-and-sauna-pants.html">Spiegel Christmas Catalog</a> -- because nothing says "I love you" like pants made of heavy-gauge vinyl. These may have actually helped users drop some water weight, but only temporarily. (And <em>no</em> weight loss is worth wearing such a heinous outfit.)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>3. "Slenderizing Salons"</strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="pat ogden" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1552690/thumbs/o-PAT-OGDEN-570.jpg" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" /><br /><br /><br /><br />No, these are not instruments of torture. In the 1940s, women voluntarily went to <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/09/vintage-photos-workout_n_4567456.html">"slenderizing salons"</a> to have their "problem areas" massaged by a variety of Edward Scissorhands-esque machines that claimed to stimulate muscles and break down fat. We remain deeply skeptical. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>4. Anklets</strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="anklets" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1644442/original.jpg" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" /><br /><br /><br /><br />According to this vintage ad, "cankles" have long been an issue. But never fear, these "medicated" anklets and other compression garments (the neckpiece is particularly scary) were invented to "dissolve" your excess fat. Pretty sure that's not how fat works...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>5. Vibrating Belts.</strong> <br /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="vibrating belt" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1644470/thumbs/o-VIBRATING-BELT-570.jpg?4" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" /><br /><br /><br /><br />Products like the Nadco Exercise Belt promised to "vibrate" your hips and thighs to slimness. Interested parties can still purchase one of these contraptions on eBay. (We recommend <em>not</em> doing so.)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>6. "Fat-reducing" soaps.</strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="obesity soap" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1641566/thumbs/o-OBESITY-SOAP-570.jpg?6" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" /><br /><br /><br /><br />Products like this La-Mar "reducing" soap advertised in the 1920s claimed to magically wash away "superfluous" body fat. Sounds perfectly legitimate. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>7. Thin Music</strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="thin music" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1644487/thumbs/o-THIN-MUSIC-570.jpg?6" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" /><br /><br /><br /><br />There is no information as to how this record, produced by Wallace Reducing Records, is supposed to work. An accompanying exercise regime? Hypnosis? Brainwashing messages? We'll probably never know. <br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><em>What other scary weight-loss tactics from the past should we know about? 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This 4-Year-Old Makes Paper Dresses With Her Mom -- And They Keep Getting More Amazing

<a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/26/4-year-old-paper-dresses-fashion-by-mayhem_n_4855545.html?utm_hp_ref=style&ir=Style">This 4-Year-Old Makes Paper Dresses With Her Mom -- And They Keep Getting More Amazing</a>: <em>By Ilana Wiles, <a href="http://www.mommyshorts.com/2014/02/mini-fashion-designer-creates-dresses-out-of-paper-and-tape.html">Mommy Shorts</a></em><br /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="1643876" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1644188/thumbs/o-1643876-570.jpg?6" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" /><br /><br /><br /><br />I started following <a href="http://instagram.com/2sisters_angie">@2sisters_angie</a> a little over a year ago. Back then she was posting the typical stuff you see from moms on Instagram -- pics of her daughter at the park, pics of her daughter eating breakfast and lots of photos of her daughter playing dress-up.<br /><br /><br /><br />You know, the same stuff I post.<br /><br /><br /><br />Then, about nine months ago, Angie's feed started to change. It became clear Angie's daughter (she calls her "Mayhem") was more interested in fashion than the average 4-year-old. Mayhem shunned her store-bought princess dresses and started wrapping herself with scarves and sheets creating her own styles.<br /><br /><br /><br />Then one day Angie got tired of finding her clothes in Mayhem's toy box and suggested they make a dress out of paper. Mayhem loved the idea and they haven't stopped creating paper dresses since.<br /><br /><br /><br />I've been continually amazed every time Angie's pictures pop up in my feed. The dresses started like this:<br /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="1643876" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1644190/thumbs/o-1643876-570.jpg?5" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" /><br /><br /><br /><br />And over the last few months, I've watched them evolve to this:<br /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="1643876" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1644192/thumbs/o-1643876-570.jpg?6" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" /><br /><br /><br /><br />Having a 4-year-old daughter of my own, whose biggest fashion moment was putting a red bow around the waist of her green Super Soccer Stars t-shirt and calling herself "Peter Pan," I had a few questions for Angie. Namely...<br /><br /><br /><br />How much is done by you and how much is done by your daughter?<br /><br /><br /><br /><em>The ideas are pretty much a 50/50 split, but Mayhem constructs a lot more than most people would probably believe. That's one of the best things about this project, I see her learning new skills every single day. At this point, she knows exactly how many sheets of construction paper she needs to make herself a top and a bottom. She can lay the entire thing out and tape it together all by herself. Definitely, the more complex designs have more of my time invested, but she's literally always beside me learning something new if she's not tearing or taping or gluing while I am.</em><br /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="1643876" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1644195/thumbs/o-1643876-570.jpg?6" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" /><br /><br /><br /><br />Do you have an example of a dress she constructed on her own?<br /><br /><br /><br /><em>She made the dress below entirely by herself. I wasn't even home and she couldn't wait to show it to me and have me photograph it.</em><br /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="1643876" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1644210/thumbs/o-1643876-570.jpg?6" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" /><br /><br /><br /><br />Are all the dresses made of paper?<br /><br /><br /><br /><em>Most of the time. We use a lot of construction paper, but we also use tissue paper, wrapping paper, and gift bags. We have also used silk scarves, tulle, and aluminum foil. Basically, if we can find it laying around the house and it's pliable, it's fair game. Clear packing tape and glue are our adhesives of choice. </em><br /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="1643876" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1644213/thumbs/o-1643876-570.jpg?6" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" /><br /><br /><img alt="1643876" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1644215/thumbs/o-1643876-570.jpg?6" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" /><br /><br /><img alt="1643876" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1644220/thumbs/o-1643876-570.jpg?4" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" /><br /><br /><br /><br />Where does she find her inspiration? Is she watching runway shows and award shows?<br /><br /><br /><br /><em>We pull inspiration from wherever we go. The shark dress, for example, came as a direct result of her first visit to an aquarium. </em><br /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="1643876" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1644225/thumbs/o-1643876-570.jpg?5" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><em>She also gets a lot of ideas from shows that she watches or books we read, like Minnie Mouse, My Little Pony and Elsa from "Frozen."</em><br /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="1643876" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1644228/thumbs/o-1643876-570.jpg?6" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" /><br /><br /><img alt="1643876" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1644241/thumbs/o-1643876-570.jpg?6" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" /><br /><br /><img alt="1643876" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1644245/thumbs/o-1643876-570.jpg?4" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><em>Sometimes I'll Google images the day after award shows, so she can see the dresses worn on the red carpet and pick which ones she wants to make.</em><br /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="1643876" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1644249/thumbs/o-1643876-570.jpg?6" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" /><br /><br /><img alt="1643876" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1644255/thumbs/o-1643876-570.jpg?6" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" /><br /><br /><img alt="1643876" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1644257/thumbs/o-1643876-570.jpg?6" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" /><br /><br /><img alt="1643876" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1644260/thumbs/o-1643876-570.jpg?6" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><em>We also leave a tab open on our iPad with a search for "project runway dresses" so that we can quickly reference those as well. She's never actually seen an episode of Project Runway, but I did show her a clip one time explaining that there is a show all about making dresses and I thought she might hyperventilate.</em><br /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="1643876" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1644266/thumbs/o-1643876-570.jpg?6" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" /><br /><br /><img alt="1643876" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1644271/thumbs/o-1643876-570.jpg?6" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" /><br /><br /><img alt="1643876" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1644274/thumbs/o-1643876-570.jpg?6" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" /><br /><br /><br /><br />Have you always been crafty? Were you a fashion designer in any sense before this started?<br /><br /><em><br /><br />No and no. I actually don't consider myself to be the least bit crafty. Don't ask me to build something out of popsicle sticks and pipe cleaners ... you'll be incredibly disappointed! Cutting and taping paper is about all we do. And the most ironic part of this whole project is that I am literally the least fashionable person you will ever meet. In reality, I know nothing about fashion and cannot sew a straight line to save my life. A friend suggested I could start sewing these creations from scraps of fabric and I laughed at her. I'll take paper and tape any day over getting anywhere near a sewing machine! </em><br /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="1643876" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1644276/thumbs/o-1643876-570.jpg?6" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" /><br /><br /><br /><br />Do you think this is going to be a lifelong interest for Mayhem?<br /><br /><br /><br /><em>After we made our first paper dress, Mayhem requested another the very next day. Then another the day after that. And no one is more surprised than I am, that she still wants to make them nearly 9 months later. I have no idea if it will continue, but as long as she wants to make them, we'll keep doing it.</em><br /><br /><br /><br /><img alt="1643876" src="http://i.huffpost.com/gen/1644280/thumbs/o-1643876-570.jpg?6" style="height: auto; max-width: 940px;" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>Follow @2sisters_angie and #fashionbymayhem on Instagram. You'll be one of the first. <br /><br /><br />If you aren't on Instagram, check out more of Mayhem's creations on <a href="http://www.fashionbymayhem.com/">FashionByMayhem.com</a>.<br /><br /><br />If you'd like see my daughter wearing the same striped leggings every day, follow <a href="http://instagram.com/mommyshorts">@mommyshorts on Instagram</a>.</strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>More On Mommy Shorts</strong><a href="http://www.mommyshorts.com/2014/02/harlow-has-a-purse.html">My Baby Carries a Purse</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mommyshorts.com/2014/01/games-my-baby-plays.html">10 Games My Baby Plays that I Have No Chance of Winning</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.mommyshorts.com/2013/09/20-words-totally-butchered-by-toddlers-part-3.html">22 Words Totally Butchered by Toddlers</a><br /><br /><div style="clear: both;"></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><b><a href="http://thefireboys.blogspot.com/">FASHION WEEK</a> - USA Fashion and Music News</b></li><li><b><a href="http://google-news-blogger.blogspot.com/">GOOGLE NEWS</a> - Google News Blogger</b></li><li><b><a href="http://palcomp3.com/nelioguerson/">PALCO MP3</a> - Download Music Legally Direct From Artist</b></li><li><b><a href="http://www.last.fm/music/Nelio+Guerson+and+Carlos+Guerson">LAST FM</a> - Download Music Legally Direct From Artist</b></li><li><b><a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/105152587910220373689/">WOMEN COMMUNITY</a> - Women Communty Photography Videos Beauty</b></li><li><b><a href="http://music-video-photo-blog.blogspot.com/">DISNEY CHANNEL</a> - Photos and Music News</b></li><li><b><a href="http://justin-bieber-images-google-news.blogspot.com/">BABY JUSTIN BIEBER</a> - Google Images Google News</b></li><li><b><a href="http://lady-gaga-images-google-news.blogspot.com/">LADY GAGA</a>  - Google Images Google News</b></li><li><b><a href="http://nature-universe-photography.blogspot.com/">UNIVERSE PICTURES</a> - Google Images Nature Pictures</b></li><li><b><a href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/105477357727783490766">VICTORIA´S SECRET COMMUNITY</a> - Victoria´s Secret Fashion Show Photos</b></li></ul></div><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"></div></div></div>

This 4-Year-Old Makes Paper Dresses With Her Mom -- And They Keep Getting More Amazing

This 4-Year-Old Makes Paper Dresses With Her Mom -- And They Keep Getting More Amazing : By Ilana Wiles, Mommy Shorts I started following @2...

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